linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] bus: brcmstb_gisb: make it explicitly non-modular

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Message-ID: <5788135D.9000500@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:34:05 -0700
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	Gregory Fong <gregory.0xf0@...il.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] bus: brcmstb_gisb: make it explicitly non-modular

On 07/03/2016 10:30 AM, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> The Kconfig for this driver is currently:
> 
> config BRCMSTB_GISB_ARB
>         bool "Broadcom STB GISB bus arbiter"
> 
> ...meaning that it currently is not being built as a module by anyone.
> Lets remove all modular references, so that when reading the driver
> there is no doubt it is builtin-only.
> 
> Since module_init translates to device_initcall in the non-modular
> case, the init ordering remains unchanged with this commit.
> 
> Cc: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
> Cc: Gregory Fong <gregory.0xf0@...il.com>
> Cc: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>

Applied to drivers/next, thanks Paul
--
Florian